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OFFICIATE DONATION. 



MANUAL 



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v^ublic Qchools of Q^eka 



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TOPEKA, KANSAS: 

GEO. W. CRANE A CO., PRINTERS AND BINDERS. 

1886. 






iVIAR 6 1906 
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©rgan 

Geo. S. Chase, 


izatiou of tae Board, 


For 1885-1886. 




.President. 


OFFICEES. 


Esq 


0. C. Skinner. 
H. W. Farnsw 
D. C. TiLLOTSo: 






. Vice President, 
. Clerk. 
.Superintendent. 

11 expires 1886. 


ORTH 




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Ten 


MEMBERS. 


TDr. S. K Burgen 


Fir.9f Ward 


-< E. BUECHNER 




" 1887. 
" 1888. 




(.0. C. Skinner 




fj. Slocum 


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'•' 1886. 


Second Ward.... 


.. } C. W. Jewell 


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'' 1887. 




(c. 0. Knowles 


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^- 1888. 


Third Ward 


CJ. C. Burnett 




" 1887. 
'' 1886. 


.. j Wm. M., Djgnon 




(Dr. A. M. Callaham. 


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': 1888. 




f S. Barnum 


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" 1886. 


FouHhWard.... 


.. j H. X. Deyendorf 


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'' 1887. 




(^Geo. S. Chase 


ES. 


'' 1888. 


STANDING COMMITTE 


Finance. 


S. BARNUM, 


C. W. JEWELL, 

Teachers and Salaries. 


s. 


N. BERGEN. 


0. C. SKINNER, 


J. C. BURNETT, 

Buildings and Grounds. 


A 


M. CALLAHAM. 


H. X. DEYENDORF, C. O. KNOWLES, 


E. 


BUECHNER. 




High School. 






C. W. JEWELL, 


A, M. callaha:vi. 
Laws and Regulations. 


S. 


BARNUM. 


WM. M. DIGNON, 


E. BUECHNER, 

Text-Boohs. 


J. 


SLOCLM. 


S. N. BURGEN, 


J. slocum, 


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0. KNOWLES. 



^ssiPiamen 


t of Teachers^ 

35-1886. 


^ Eor 18 


Lincoln School. 


Clay School. 


HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT. 


Miss Mary Hatfield, 5, 6 B, Prin. 


Prof. J. E. Williamson, Frin. 


Miss Florence Reasoner, 4, 3 A. 


Miss Ella McGuire, Ass't. 


Mrs. M. S. Dix, 3, 2 A. 


Miss Jenny A. Yost, Ass't. 


Miss Maggie Nesbaum, 1, 2 B. 


grades. 
Miss Mora McCay, 6. • 


Klein School. 


Miss Mary Sherrill, 5. 


Miss Emma McClintock, 4 A, 5, Prin. 


Miss Jennie Bradbury, 4. 


Miss Laura Sturgis,* 3A, 4 B. 


Miss Mamie Foster,* 3, 


Miss Lizzie Gridley, 2 A, 3 B. 


Miss Annie E. Sims, 2. 


Miss Clara E. Bunker, 1, 2 B. 


Miss Flora Bunker, 1. 

Quincy School. 
Mr. W. E. Crawford, 7, Prin. 
Miss Clara Bunker, 6. 
Miss Flora Eddy, 5. 


Sumner School. 
Miss J. T. Clelland, 4, 4 B, Prin. 
Miss Nellie Skidmore, 2 A, 3. 
Miss Helen Sherrill, 1, 2 B. 


Miss Belle Bennett,* 4. 

Miss Clara Frink, 3. 

Miss Della Perkins,* 3 B, 2 A. 

Miss Kate Hukill, 2. 

Mrs. Kate E. Smith, 1. 


Parkdale School. 
Miss E. C. Samson, 1, 2 B, Prin. 
Miss Anna Mussey,* 2 A, 3. 

Jackson School. 


Grant School. 
Miss M. S. Mitchell, 5, 4 A, Frin. 
Miss Tillie Allen, 4 B, 3 A. 
Miss Annie Ward,* 3 B, 2 A. 
Miss Julia E. Smith, 2 B, 1. 


Mr. a. Studybaker, 6, 7 B, Prin. 
Miss Annie Monteith,* 4. 
Miss Della Ludington,* 3, 2 A. 
Miss Jennie Clarkson,* 1, 2 B. 

Madison School. 


Harrison School. 
Mr. H. G. Larimer,* 7, Prin. 
Mrs. J. K. Bethel, 7. 
Miss Emma Silver,* 6. 
Miss Kate Hogeboom, 5. 


Mr. S. Watkins, 4 A, 5, Prin. 
Mrs. Lulu Jamison, 3, 4 B. 
Miss M. E. Montgomery, 2. 
Miss Sue Stevenson, 1. 

Buchanan School. 


Miss Elma Newby, 4. 


Mr. W. D. Donnell, 4 A, 5, Prin. 


Mrs. Jennie Sturgis, 3. 


Miss Julia Duncan,* 3, 4 B. 


Miss Lida Macferran, 2. 


Miss Harriet McCoy,* 1, 2. 


Mrs. M. C. Price, 1. 

Polk School. 
Miss Ida L. Hamm, 6, Prin. 
Miss Fannie Merritt, 5. 
Miss Dollie Martin,* 4. 


Douglas School. 
Mr. Geo. W. Cable, 3, 4, Prin. 
Mrs. Dora Watkins, 1, 2. 

Lane School. 


Miss Sue R. Lovell, 3. 


Mr. W. J. Johnson, 4, 5, Prin. 


Miss Bosa E. McNees, 2. 


Miss M. E. Hawkins,* 3, 2 A. 


Mrs. a. C. McGuire, 1. 


Miss Ella Glen, 1, 2 B. 
iblic Schools. 


* Former pupils in the Topcka Pi 



RULES FOR THE 

(SoYernmerLt of the Board. 



Article I — Orgaxiz atiox. 

Section 1. The Board of Education shall, at its regular 
meeting in August of each year, organize by electing a Presi- 
dent and a Vice President from its members, each of whom 
shall serve for one year, and until his successor is elected and 
qualified. 

Sec. 2. They shall also, at the regular meeting in April of 
each year, elect a Clerk and Superintendent of City Schools, 
neither of whom shall be a member of the said board. 

Sec. 3. The election of officers shall be by ballot, and a 
majority vote of all the members of the board shall be nec- 
essary to a choice. 

Article II — Duties of President. 

Section 1. The President shall perform all duties incum- 
bent on him by statute, rigidly enforce the rules, sign all 
documents ordered executed by the board, present the requi- 
sitions of the laws for the government of the schools to the 
board at the proper time for their action, and perform such 
other duties as pertain to his office, or shall be enjoined by 
the board. 

Article III — Duties of Vice President. 

Section 1. It shall be the duty of the Vice President to 
perform the duties of the President in case of his absence or 
disability. 

Article IV — Duties of Clerk. 

Section 1. The Clerk shall perform all the duties incum- 
bent on him by statute, notify all members of the board of 
any special meetings of that body, report to the committee 



Public Schools of Topeka. 



on finance the condition of the school fands whenever re- 
quired, receive all accounts and bills presented against the 
board, and deliver the same to the chairman of the commit- 
tee on finance at least one hour before the meeting of the 
board at which said accounts and bills may be paid. 

Sec. 2, He shall have charge of all the personal property 
of the board, and attend to the distribution of the same un- 
der the supervision of the appropriate committee, and shall 
be the purchasing agent through whom all articles needed 
by the public schools or the board, committees or officers, 
shall be purchased ; and it shall be his duty, upon the requi- 
sition of the board, committees, or duly authorized officers, 
to purchase, under such rules as may be prescribed by the 
board, all articles needed and not otherw^ise provided for. 

Sec. 3. He shall keep an account with each school building 
in use under the board, showing the expense of maintaining 
school in said building for each month and for the year. 

Sec. 4. He shall be at his office from 2 to 5 p. m., when not 
absent attending to his official duties, and perform such other 
duties as may be enjoined upon him by the board. 

Article Y — Duties of Superintendent. 

Section 1. The Superintendent of Schools shall act under 
the advice and direction of the board, and shall have super- 
intendence of all the public schools of this city, and teachers 
therein. He shall have charge of the distribution to teach- 
ers and return by them of the necessary registers and blanks, 
and prescribe the rules for keei)ing the same. 

Sec. 2. He shall visit and examine all the schools person- 
ally, giving attention to their organization, the relations of 
the several departments in each to the others, the relative 
labors and duties of the teachers thereof, and modes of se- 
curing discipline ; and shall direct the teachers to make such 
changes as wall give greater efficiency to the schools. He 
shall carefully note the methods of instruction used by each 
of the teachers, and the qualities and adaptations of each 
teacher for the place assigned ; and, whenever he doubts the 
qualifications, efficiency or fitness of a teacher, he shall re- 
port the same distinctly to the committee on teachers and 



Rules of the Board. 



salaries. He shall see that all teachers are fully employed, 
and whenever he ascertains that the time of any teacher is 
not fully occupied, he may make such transfers of teachers 
and such arrangement of classes as in his judgment may be 
deemed necessary : Provided, That all such transfers shall be 
reported to the board at the next meeting. 

Sec. 3. He shall direct and supervise the details of instruc- 
tion in all the public schools of this city, and to this end shall 
assemble all the teachers in a general assembly on the Satur- 
day preceding the opening of schools for the year, and every 
fourth Saturday thereafter, counting by weeks of school ; and 
on intervening Saturdays he may assemble the teachers of 
such grades as he desires to meet for a discussion of and in- 
struction in the subjects taught. 

Sec. 4. He shall, conjointly with the committee on teachers 
and salaries, fill all vacancies caused by temporary illness or 
necessary absence of teachers, and make other temporary 
arrangements relative to the schools which he may deem 
proper, and report the same to the board at its next meeting. 

Sec. 5. He shall certify the monthly pay-roll of teachers, 
and supplies needed in instruction shall be furnished only on 
his order. 

Sec. 6. He shall keep himself and the board informed of 
the school systems of other cities ; their organization, modes 
of government, methods of moral and intellectual education, 
and the general workings of their systems ; and for this pur- 
pose shall effect the best arrangement possible for a regular 
and permanent exchange of reports between this and other 
school boards. 

Sec. 7. He shall see that the rules and regulations are uni- 
formly carried out in all the schools, and alw^ays be ready to 
counsel and advise teachers in matters connected w^ith the 
schools under their charge. In case of sufficient importance, 
he may suspend a pupil until the next meeting of the board, 
w^hen he shall report the matter for final action. He may 
loan slates, text-books, etc., to indigent pupils, on the account 
of the board. 

Sec. 8. He shall examine for promotion all the pupils in 
the grades of the city schools at the middle and end of each 



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school year, and shall examine the classes in the high 
school at the close of the time allowed for the study of the 
respective topics. No pupil shall be transferred from one 
class or grade to another without his consent. 

Sec. 9. In the building and alteration of school houses, it 
shall be his duty to communicate to the committee on build- 
ings such information upon the subject as he may possess, 
and shall suggest such plans for the same as he may consider 
best for the health and convenience of pupils and teachers, 
and most economic to the board. 

Sec. 10. He shall keep a record of all meritorious appli- 
cants for positions as teachers in our schools, and notify them 
of the examinations, and shall be chairman of the commit- 
tee on examination of teachers. 

Sec. 11. He shall attend all meetings of the board, and, 
when requested, those of standing committees, and be at his 
office from 4 to 5 p. m., school days, unless absent by permis- 
sion of the board. 

Sec. 12. He shall report to the board all cases of absence 
from or tardiness in attendance upon the exercises of the 
teachers' meetings; and teachers thus reported shall suffer 
the same reduction of salaries as is made for like cases of 
absence from or tardiness at school, unless satisfactorily ex- 
cused. 

Sec. 13. He shall keep a permanent record of the condition 
of each school for each month and for the year ; and on or 
before the regular meeting in August, he shall make such a 
report as the board may require. 

Article yi — Organization of Committees. 

Section 1. The board shall have the assistance of the fol- 
lowing standing committees, of three members each : 

1. Committee on Finance. 

2. Committee on Buildings and Grounds. 

3. Committee on Text-books and Course of Instruction. 

4. Committee on High School. 

5. Committee on Teachers and Salaries. 

6. Committee on School Laws, Kules and Regulations. 

7. Committee on Examination of Teachers. 



Rules of the Board. 9 

8ec. 2. The committee on examination of teachers shall 
consist of the Superintendent, and two others elected by the 
board and not members of the teaching force, unless they 
hold State certificates from the State Board of Education. 

Article VII — Committee ox Finance. 

Section 1. It shall be the duty of this committee to meet 
upon the first Monday of each month, one hour before the 
time for the meeting of the board, to audit the bills pre- 
sented against the board, and report the same to the board 
at that meeting. 

Sec. 2. All bills presented for auditing shall be counter- 
signed by the chairman of the proper committee, or the 
authority that gave the order for the same. Each bill shall 
specify the school to which the expense should be charged. 

Sec 3. All extra work on buildings erected under contract 
must be reported to and sanctioned by the board before the 
bills for such work shall constitute a proper voucher for the 
officers of the board. 

Sec 4. All matters relating to the obtaining or investing of 
funds shall be referred to this committee, unless otherwise 
ordered. 

Sec 5. At the end of each month, this committee shall ex- 
amine the vouchers upon which warrants have been drawn, 
to see that they correspond with the warrants issued by the 
Clerk, and that they have been properly authenticated and 
canceled. 

Article VIII — Committee on Buildings and Grounds. 

Section 1. It shall be the duty of this committee to have 
charge of all grounds, buildings and improvements in pos- 
session of the board, and of all improvements and repairs 
ordered by the board ; to purchase grounds for school pur- 
poses, under the direction and subject to the approval of the 
board, and to procure plans for new buildings. 

Sec 2. This committee shall report, in March of each year, 
such plans for the erection and enlargement of school houses 
as it may deem necessary to meet the demands for school 
room for the next year. 



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Sec. 3. This committee shall, in June and December of 
each year, and oftener if required, examine into the state of 
improvements belonging to the board, and report what fix- 
tures, painting, repairs or alterations ma}^ be required, and 
furnish an estimate of the cost of the same, and have charge 
of all matters pertaining to the protection of school property. 

Sec. 4. This committee shall recommend janitors to be ap- 
pointed, and their salaries, and have charge of the same. 
They may remove any janitor for cause, but shall report 
such action to the board at their next meeting, for final 
action. 

Sec 5. This committee may require the assistance of the 
Superintendent and Clerk. 

Article IX — Committee ox Text-Books and Course of 
Instruction. 

Section 1. This committee shall recommend such text- 
books, course of study and apparatus as they may deem ad- 
visable, and have charge of the purchase of all text-books 
and apparatus ordered by the board, and direct the distribu- 
tion or sale of the same, subject to the orders of the board. 

Article X — Committee on High School. 

Section 1. All questions pertaining to the management of 
or instruction in the high school shall be referred to this 
committee. They shall visit the school at least once each 
term, and report the result of their observations to the 
board, and they may order and conduct any examination 
therein that they may deem advisable. 

Article XI — Committee on Teachers and Salaries. 

Section 1. It shall be the duty of this committee to re- 
ceive and act upon the recommendation of the Superintend- 
ent,, regarding the appointment of teachers for the schools; 
to report to the board, at the regular meeting in June, a list 
of teachers and their salaries for the ensuing year, subject to 
revision by the board. 

Sec 2. They shall examine the schools throughout the city 
as carefully as practicable, and report to the Superintendent 



Rules of the Board. 11 



any defects in management or instruction that they may 
notice. 

Sec. 3. With the Superintendent, they may suspend any 
teacher for cause, and report the same to the board at their 
next meeting. 



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Article XII — Committee ox School Laws, Eules and 
Eegulatioxs. 

Section 1. This committee shall, from time to time, and 
especially at the season for publishing the annual report, 
prepare such revisions and modifications of the rules and 
regulations as they may deem expedient and proper, and 
submit them to the board for action. 

Article XIII — Committee ox Examixatiox of Teachers. 

Sectiox 1. This committee shall hold a public examination 
of persons desiring to teach in the public schools of Topeka, 
on the next Monday and Tuesday following the close of 
schools for the year, and at such other times as the com- 
mittee on teachers and salaries may direct. 

Sec. 2. They shall issue three kinds of certificates, to be 
kno^m as primary, grammar and principal's Certificates. 
Applicants for a primary certificate shall' be examined in 
methods of instruction and discipline for the first, second, 
third and fourth grades of our schools, spelling, reading, 
writing, music, drawing, grammar and composition, geogra- 
phy (excluding ph^^sical), physiology and hygiene, arith- 
metic through simple and compound numbers, fractions, and 
the computing of percentage and simple interest. 

Applicants for a grammar certificate shall be examined in 
methods of instruction and discipline for the fifth, sixth and 
seventh grades of our schools, spelling, reading, writing, 
drawing, music, grammar and composition, geography, physi- 
ology and hygiene, arithmetic, U. S. history, book-keeping, 
natural philosophy. 

Applicants for a principal's certificate shall be examined 
in methods for all the grades, and in the branches required 
for a grammar certificate; also, English literature, algebra 
through quadratics, and plane geometry. 



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Sec. 3. The examinations shall have the same scope as the 
final examinations on the sgme topics in the grades or high 
school. Persons who receive a first-grade certificate shall 
make an average of not less than 90 per cent , and not less 
than 70 per cent, in any one branch; persons who receive a 
second-grade certificate shall make an average of not less 
than 80 per cent., and not less than 60 per cent, in any one 
branch : Provided, No person shall receive a first-grade cer- 
tificate without one year's successful experience in the 
schools of this city, and no person shall receive a first-grade 
primary certificate who falls below^ 90 per cent, in methods. 

Sec. 4. First-grade certificates shall be valid two years; 
second-grade, one year. 

Sec. 5. The chairman shall keep a complete permanent 
record of the proceedings of this committee, w^hich shall at 
all times be subject to the inspection of the board. 



Article XIV — Miscellaneous. 

Section 1. The board shall hold its regular meetings on the 
first Monday evening of each month, and the sessions shall 
commence, from and including October to May, at 7 o'clock ; 
from and including May to October, at 8 o'clock. 

Sec 2. A majority of the board, or of any committee, shall 
constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but a 
smaller number may vote to adjourn or send for absent 
members. 

Sec. 3. The following shall be the order of business at the 
regular meetings of the board : 

1. Koll-call. 

2. Reading of minutes. 

3. Report of Superintendent. 

4. Communications. 

5. Reports of standing committees, each committee to 

be called in the order of its number. 

6. Reports of special committees. 

7. Unfinished business. 

8. New and miscellaneous business. 

Sec. 4. Whenever in his opinion it is necessary, the Presi- 
dent may, and at the written request of three members the 



Rules of the Board. 13 

President shall , call a special meeting of the board, specifying 
the particular business for which the call is issued ; and no 
business shall be transacted at the special meeting except 
that which is specified in the call for the same. 

Sec. 5. Any rule may be suspended, for the time being, by 
unanimous consent. 

Sec. 6. Any and all questions arising and not provided for 
by the rules of the board, shall be decided -according to the 
parliamentary rules and usages governing deliberative bodies. 

Sec. 7. Xone of the foregoing rules shall be repealed or 
altered unless two-thirds of all the members of the board 
vote for the repeal or alteration, upon motion made in writ- 
ing for that purpose at a previous meeting of the board. 

Sec. 8. All resolutions and orders of the board contrary to 
or inconsistent with any of the foregoing rules are hereby 
repealed. 



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RULES FOR THE 

SoYerument of the Schools, 



CLASSIFICATION. 

Section 1. The schools of this city shall consist of high 
school, grammar and primary departments. 

Sec. 2. The primary schools shall consist of four grades, 
known as first, second, third and fourth. 

Sec 3. The grammar schools shall consist of three grades, 
known as fifth, sixth and seventh. 

Sec. 4. Each grade shall represent one year's work, and be 
divided into two classes, the higher one called the "A," and 
the lower one the " B " class. 

Sec. 5. The high school shall consist of three classes, known 
as the junior, middle and senior, and each class shall pursue 
such studies as the board may direct. 

Sec 6. Any pupil completing the studies required by the 
board shall receive its diploma, signed by the President of 
the Board, Chairman of the High School Committee, Super- 
intendent, and Principal of the High School. 

SCHOOL YEAE. 

Section 1. The schools of this city shall open on or before 

the fourth Monday in September, and continue thirty -six 

wxeks, with such vacations as the board may order from time 

to time. 

HOLIDAYS. 

Section 1. The schools of this city shall be closed every 
Saturday and on all legal holidays. 

SCHOOL HOURS. 

Section 1. The morning session of the city schools shall 
begin at 9 a. m., and close at 12 m. The afternoon session shall 



Rules for the Schools. 15 

begin at 1:30 p. m., and close at 4:30 p. m. There shall be one 
general recess of fifteen minutes in the forenoon and the 
same in the afternoon, counting from the time the pupils 
leave their seats until they are seated again. 

EEQUISITES FOR ADMISSION. 

Section 1. All children who are residents of this city, and 
who are over seven years old, and not otherwise disqualified, 
shall be entitled to attend the public schools of this city, when 
furnished with the necessary slates, books, pencils, etc. 

Sec. 2. Any pupil desiring to attend school shall present to 
his teacher a promotion or demit card from a school of this 
city. Failing in this, he shall be examined by the principal, 
under direction of the Superintendent, and enter such class 
as his examination entitles him to enter. 

Sec. 3. Resident pupils in the high school shall pay a tui- 
tion fee of $10 per annum. 

Sec 4. Children of non-residents may be admitted to the 
grades on paying a tuition of $2 ]3er month, and to the high 
school on paying a tuition of $20 per annum ; but any non- 
resident pupil will be required to withdraw from school 
whenever the sittings are needed by resident pupils. 

Sec. 5. Xo child shall be received or continued in the pub- 
lic schools, known to be infected with a contagious or ei^i- 
demic disease, or coming from a family where any such 
disease exists, and each pupil must furnish satisfactory evi- 
dence of successful vaccination. 

Sec. 6. Pupils not properly clad, or uncleanly in person, 
may be sent home to be properly prepared for the school 
room. 

PRINCIPAL TEACHERS. 

Section 1. It shall be the duty of every principal to be pres- 
ent at least one-half hour before the opening of each session? 

Sec 2. They shall require pupils not to appear in or about 
the school premises earlier than thirty minutes before the 
opening of the school, and shall prevent them from collect- 
ing in groups in the adjacent streets and alleys, before and 
after school. 

Sec. 3. They shall give personal attention to every part of 



16 Public Schools of Topeka. 

the playgrounds during intermission, and shall see that per- 
fect order is maintained by pupils on the stairs and in the 
halls. 

Sec. 4. They shall be responsible for the general discipline 
of their schools, subject to the Superintendent, and under his 
direction receive, examine and classify all applicants for ad- 
mission thereto : Provided, That work done in first-class high 
schools and academies may be honored in our high school. 

Sec. 5. They shall have the care of all supplies and appa- 
ratus belonging to their respective schools; and, at the close 
of the school year, they shall return any keys in their pos- 
session to the Clerk of the Board, and file with him an in- 
ventory of articles used in and belonging to said school. 

Sec. 6. They shall adopt such means as seem best, not in- 
consistent with the rules of the l^oard, for controlling absence 
and tardiness, and may refer pupils to the Superintendent for 
insubordination or irregular attendance, and shall make such 
a report to the Superintendent, not later than the first Satur- 
day succeeding the school month, as he may require. 

TEACHERS. 

Section 1. The tenure of office of all teachers shall be for 
one year, or during the pleasure of the board; and superior 
qualifications as to moral character, literary attainments, in- 
dustry and practical skill, shall be specially regarded in their 
employment and continuance. They will be expected to have 
at least 85 per cent, of their pupils ready for promotion at 
the time of the general examinations. 

Sec. 2. No teacher shall be employed in the Topeka public 
schools without a certificate from the city examining com- 
mittee or the State Board of Education. But a holder of a 
State certificate may be required to pass on those branches 
• required for a city certificate and not required for a State cer- 
tificate. 

Sec. 3. They shall devote themselves exclusively to the 
duties of their schools during school hours, and shall neither 
present, nor allow presented, any extraneous matter. This 
shall not prevent the extending of the usual courtesies to 
visitors. They shall attend faithfully such meetings as may 




LINCOLN SCHOOL. 



Rules for the Schools. 17 

be called by the Superintendent ; and for absence from or tar- 
diness at such meetings shall suffer the same deductions from 
their salaries as are herein provided for absence from or tar- 
diness at school. 

Sec. 4. They shall be at their respective rooms at twenty 
minutes before time to open the session, and give the Princi- 
pal all proper assistance. Teachers absent from school shall 
suffer a deduction of one day's pay for each daily absence ; 
and teachers who are not at their rooms at the time specified 
shall suffer a deduction of one-fourth of a day's pay, unless 
detained by sickness or some urgent necessity. 

Sec. 5. They shall keep such records and make such re- 
ports as the Superintendent may require ; but the monthly 
report shall be made out and handed to the principal before 
leaving the school building on the last Friday evening of the 
school month. 

Sec. 6. They shall award no prizes nor medals to iDupils 
without the consent of the board, and shall receive no pres- 
ents from pupils during term time. 

Sec. 7. They shall read to their pupils, from time to time, 
so much of the rules as apply to them, that they may have 
a clear understanding of the rules by which they are gov- 
erned; 

Sec 8. They shall keep out of their schools all sectarian or 
partisan questions. 

Sec. 9. They shall give special attention to the warming 
and ventilating of their rooms. The average temperature 
should be about 70° F. 

Sec 10. Teachers will be held responsible for the control 
of their respective rooms. They shall avoid haste in disci- 
pline, and may apply to the principal or Superintendent for 
advice or assistance in difficult cases. They may detain pu- 
pils after the afternoon session, for cause, not to exceed 
thirty minutes. Corporal punishment shall not be permit- 
ted in the schools of this city except uj)on the following con- 
ditions: Whenever a pupil shall become insubordinate, or 
refuse to be governed by the rules of the school, it shall be 
the duty of the teacher in charge of such pupil, or of the 
principal of the school, as may be deemed best, to report at 



18 Public Schools of Topeka. 

once all the facts in the case to the parents or parent of such 
pupil, and request to be directed, in case the conduct com- 
plained of shall be continued, whether the child shall be 
punished at the school, or sent home under suspension or 
expulsion, as the Superintendent may direct and the case de- 
mand ; and such teacher shall thereafter be governed in ref- 
erence to such child by the directions so received: Provided, 
That this rule shall in no way limit or abridge the power of 
any teacher to suspend summarily any pupil, at any time, 
for flagrant misconduct : And provided further, That no pun- 
ishment shall be inflicted in the presence of the school. 

Sec. 11. They shall notify parents or guardians, in person 
or by note, of any case of absence or tardiness not accompa- 
nied by a valid excuse. No excuse shall be valid unless for 
sickness, attendance on the sick, or some equally urgent ne- 
cessity, or to avoid a needless exposure of health. 

Sec. 12. They may, under the direction of the Superin- 
tendent, visit other schools for the purpose of observing 
modes of instruction and control; but such visits shall not 
occupy more than two half days per year. 

Sec. 13. They are expected to regard themselves as respon- 
sible for the standing and success of the schools as a whole, 
and in every way consistent with their other duties to assist 
in maintaining the discipline, name and character of the 
schools generally. 

PUPILS. 

Section 1. Pupils shall enter such classes as the prin^^ipal 
of the school shall direct, and pursue all the studies of the 
class unless excused by the Superintendent, and must pro- 
vide themselves with slates, pencils, text-books, etc., needed 
in their work. 

Sec. 2. All pupils are required to be regular and prompt in 
their attendance at school. Any pupil entering school after 
9 A. M., or 1:30 p. m., is tardy; and all recitations missed by 
absence or tardiness must be prepared and recited to the 
teacher. 

Sec. 3. Pupils whose absence or tardiness is caused by sick- 
ness, attendance on the sick, or some equally urgent neces- 



Rules for the Schools. 19 

sity, or to prevent unnecessary exposure of health, have a 
valid excuse, and then' deportment will not suffer for the 
same. Pupils absent with an invalid excuse will be marked 
zero. A pupil Avho is tardy with an invalid excuse, will re- 
ceive one demerit mark for ten minutes or less; two for 
more than ten and less than twenty ; three for more than 
twenty and less than thirty; over thirty, four. Perfect de- 
portment shall be marked 10. 

Sec. 4. It is the duty of pupils who have been tardy or ab- 
sent to present a written excuse to the teacher on entering, 
stating the cause of detention, that it may be judged of un- 
der the rule. Such notes must be signed by the parent or 
guardian. 

Sec. 5. Pupils shall not enter the school grounds or build- 
ings before the appointed time, or remain after school is dis- 
missed without permission of the teacher. They shall avoid 
whatever is contrary to good deportment, both at school and 
on the way going to and coming from school, be respectful 
at all times, and render implicit obedience to all the require- 
ments of their teachers. 

Sec. 6. On written request of parent or guardian, pupils 
will be allowed not to exceed one-half session per week, to 
pursue elsewhere studies not in the public-school course. 

Sec. 7. No pupil will be excused for any part of a session 
unless for a reason that would be valid for absence or tardi- 
ness. 

Sec. 8. Pupils defacing or destroying property of the board, 
teachers or fellow students, shall make good the same. 

Sec 9. A pupil who is absent four half days, or tardy four 
times in four consecutive weeks without a valid excuse, plays 
truant, or leaves school mthout permission of his teacher, is 
suspended by his act. For the first offense he may be re- 
stored by the principal, but for subsequent offenses only by 
the Superintendent. 

Sec. 10. The Superintendent may suspend a pupil for ir- 
regular attendance, violent opposition to authority, conduct 
or habits tending to compromise the good name of the school, 
neglecting to repair or replace property chargeable to him, or 
where the average deportment for four consecutive weeks is 



20 Public Schools of Topeka. 



below 75 per cent. When the Superintendent suspends a 
pupil, he shall forthwith notify the parent or guardian ; and, 
if satisfactory assurances are not given as to the pupil's future 
course, he shall report the][matter to the next meeting of the 
board for final action. 

JANITORS. 

Section 1. Janitors shall be elected for one year or the 
pleasure of the board, and shall be responsible to the build- 
ing committee. 

Sec. 2. They are expected to exercise due diligence in pro- 
tecting and caring for all property under their charge, and 
have the right to eject any person trespassing on school prem- 
ises. 

Sec. 3. They shall see that all doors and windows are se- 
curely closed each evening, and return the keys to the Clerk 
of the board on demand. 

Sec. 4. They shall have all the rooms warmed by 8:30 a. m. 
They shall ring the first bell from 8:25 to 8:30 a. m., and the 
second bell from 8:55 to 9 a. m. For the second session they 
shall ring the first bell from 12:55 to 1 p. m., and the second 
from 1:25 to 1:30 p. m., and ring bells for recesses as directed 
by the principal. 

Sec. 5. They shall see that fresh water is provided between 
bells calling to the first session of school and at each inter- 
mission. 

Sec 6. Before the opening of school in the fall,* and during 
each vacation, they shall thoroughly wash all wood-work, 
desks, window^s and transoms, inside and outside ; thoroughly 
scrub all floors, stairs, platforms, outhouses and walks ; dust 
all walls and ceilings ; and clean up the yard. 

Sec 7. They shall scrub platforms, stairs, and floors of halls 
monthly, or oftener if necessary ; sweep the rooms each day 
after school, and dust them in the morning ; and, as nearly 
as possible, keep thegpremises neat and tidy at all times. 



Course of Study. 21 



'Course of Study 



PRIMARY GRADES. 



ARITHMETIC. 
OUTLINE. 
1 B. — Write and read numbers to 50 ; Eoman notation to XX ; 
learn from objects to form combinations having the 
digits for results. 

1 A. — Learn the combinations of the digits taken two at a 

time; subtract any digit from any number that will 
give a digit for the result; write and read numbers to 
200 ; Eoman notation to L. 

2 B. — Drill in addition; subtraction as in 1 A; write and 

read numbers to four orders ; Roman notation to C. 

2 A.— Subtraction, with practical applications; addition re- 

viewed; write and read numbers to six orders. 

3 B. — Multiplication, with practical applications, and to di- 

vision, Thomson's Intellectual Arithmetic. 

3 A. — Division, Avith practical applications (use no divisor 

greater than 60), and to factoring, Thomson's Intellec- 
tual Arithmetic. 

4 B. — Division; factoring and its applications ; to reducing of 

fractions to common denominator, in White's Interme- 
diate Arithmetic; Thomson's Intellectual Arithmetic, 
same subjects. 
4 A. — Common fractions. White's Intermediate Arithmetic, 
and Thomson's Intellectual Arithmetic to chap. YII. 

SUGGESTIONS. 

1 A. 

Drill on these combinations: \, I, \ I, \ h I I i^ i I l^ 

4215 7483 32615 95 3 745fi3 684 7 98 79 87 8 9 
4 6 7 3j 2 5 1 6) 7 8 4 9 5? 2 6 8 4? 8 7 6 9j 7 5 9> 7 5 6> 8 6? 8 9? 9? 9- 



22 ' Public Schools of Topeka. 

The above 45 combinations to be mastered; i. e., pupils 
must know them whether presented to the mind by sight or 
sound. Pupils of 1 A will be drilled in differences, by tak- 
ing any digit from any number that will give a digit for the 
result. 

All drill in this work will reduce to one of these formulas : 
a-^a^=x, a+a;=a, x)K^a^=a, a — x=a, a — a^x, x — ar=a, in which 
a represents the given numbers and x the required num- 
bers. 

2 B. 

Review w^ork of 1 A, and drill in adding columns of 
figures First use 16* and 2s, introducing the other digits in 
order, one at a time. For 2 B use three classes of problems: 
First class, each column to contain four figures ; second class, 
each column to contain six figures ; third class, each column 
to contain eight figures. Each class of problems are to be 
drilled on thoroughly. Aim to secure accuracy and rapidity. 







ILLUSTRATIONS. 






lass 1- 


-Use all the digits in this class : 






1 


2 


3 


4 


5 


6 


2122 


3123 


3412 


1234 


1216 


7134 


1112 


2131 


2123 


5123 


6421 


6735 


2222 


1312 


4444 


4512 


1351 


1376 


2221 


2233 


2121 


3151 


5136 


3213 



In reviewing the work of 1 A, the value of the combina- 
tions in the adding of columns should be drilled upon thor- 
oughly. 

6 9 and 4 are 13 5 is the next figure to be added ; 3 and 

3 5 are 8, hence 13 and 5 are 18. 2 is the next to be added ; 

8 2 and 8 are 10, hence 18 and 2 are 20. 7 is the next to 

7 be added ; 7 and are 7, hence 20 and 7 are 27. 8 is 
2 the next to be added; 7" and 8 are 15, hence 27 and 8 
5 are 35. 3 is the next to be added ; 5 and 3 are 8, hence 

4 35 and 3 are 38. 6 is the next to be added ; 8 and 6 are 

9 14, hence 38 and 6 are 44. 

The adding of every figure requires a knowledge of 

44 the combinations taught in the first grade. 

One-half of the time devoted to adding of columns in 2 B 
can be profitably spent in adding columns of four figures, 



Course of Study. 23 



and reviewing and extending a knowledge of the combina- 
tions of the disitsT 



Class 2.- 



1 


2 


S 


4 


5 


G 


4321 


5436 


3767 


8631 


9693 


8345 


1234 


2345 


4636 


2343 


2423 


6389 


3333 


1365 


7376 


2358 


3564 


7673 


4444 


6543 


4444 


7567 


5745 


3434 


2332 


2132 


3333 


3424 


4336 


8866 


4123 


4656 


5757 


5786 


6288 


2998 



Class 3, is the same as 1 and 2, except eight figures to each 
colmnn, instead of four or six. 

Pupils who really master the problems in class 1 will have 
little difficulty with the others. 

Note. — A child who counts dots on the blackboard, his fingers, or other ob- 
jects, while adding, has not been properly taught. 

2 A. 

Eeview the work of 2 B, and be responsible for differences 
between any simple numbers. Teachers give copious exer- 
cises in both mental and written problems involving addi- 
tion and subtraction. 

3 B. 

Multiply by 2, then 3, then 23, 22, 33 and 32; next mul- 
tiply by 4, then 34, 24, 43, 44 and 42 ; next multiply by 5, 
then 54, 53, 52, 45, 35, 25, 55 ; and use the other digits in the 
same waV. This will give seventy-two multipliers, a suffi- 
cient number to make a class thorough in the art of multi- 
plying. 

3 A. 

In short division, use the digits in order as divisors, be- 
ginning with 2. Divide all problems in long division into 
three classes: First, those whose divisor contains no unit 
figure greater than 5, and the quotient no figure greater than 
5 ; second, those whose divisor contains any digits in units' 
place, and no quotient figure greater than 5; third, those 
whose divisor and quotient contains any digit. 

Write quotient above the dividend, placing each quotient 



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Public Schools of Topeka, 



figure above the last figure of the partial dividend used, 

thus: 453 

38 ) 17214 
152 

201 
190 



114 
114 



4 B. 

In teaching L. C. M., follow this rule: Write the num- 
bers in a horizontal line; divide by any number that will 
divide two or more of them w^ithout a remainder, writing 
the quotients and undivided numbers in a line beneath. 
Continue the divisions until no number greater than one 
will divide two or more of the numbers in the last line with- 
out a remainder ; then multiply together the several divisors 
and numbers in the last line for the L. C. M. 

Omit G. C. D. and factoring, except to learn prime num- 
bers under 100. 

Learn to reduce common fractions to their lowest terms, 
mixed numbers to improper fractions, and improper frac- 
tions to mixed numbers. 

4 A. 

Teach common fractions as numbers. They should never 
be decomposed, except for illustration. Make but one case 
of multiplication and one of division of fractions. 



1. 



ILLUSTRATIONS. 

To multiply a whole number by a fraction 

8Xf-!Xf=6. 

To multiply a fraction by a whole number : 

2\/^ ^ 2\/15 1 Ql 

9 /\ ^"^ — 9 A"T~ ~¥" — '^■3 • 

To multiply a fraction by a fraction : 



4A9 



1. To divide a whole number by a fraction: 

2. To divide a fraction by a whole number: 

8 _i_A 8_i_6 SV/l 4 

TT— '^— TT~T— XxXe— ¥¥• 

3. To divide a fraction by a fraction : 



T^" 



■TJJ 



Xf 



Course of Study. 25 



In both common and decimal fractions, aim to secure ac- 
curacy and rapidity in the fundamental iiiles. 

In third and fourth grades, in solving practical problems 
requiring more than one result, give the number of steps, 
the operation involved in each step, and the object of each 
step. 

EXAMPLE. 

A little girl had ^1. She bought two spools of thread at 
ten cents each, and three spools of silk at fifteen cents each. 
How much had she left ? 

Solution : There are four steps in this problem. 

1. Multiply 10 by 2, to find price of thread. 

2. Multiply 15 by 3, to find price of silk. 

3. Add price of thread to price of silk, to find price of 
both. 

4. Subtract price of both from 100 cents, to find what was 
left. 

EXAMPLE. 

If 5 J lbs. of sugar cost $|, what will 3f lbs. cost? 
Solution: There are two steps in this problem. 

1. Divide I by b^ to find the cost of one pound. 

2. Multiply the cost of one pound by 3f , to find the cost 
of 3| pounds. 

READING. 

OUTLINE. 

1 B. — To lesson 30, McGufiey's First Reader (revised edition.) 

1 A. — To end of text-book. 

2 B. — To lesson 40, McGufiey's Second Reader (revised edi- 

tion. ) 

2 A. — To end of text-book. 

3 B. — To lesson 40, McGufiey's Third Reader (revised edi- 

tion.) 

3 A. — To end of text-book. 

4 B. — To lesson 45, McGufiey's Fourth Reader (revised edi- 

tion.) 

4 A. — To end of text-book. 

SUGGESTIONS. 
Pupils in 1 B learn forty or fifty words ft'om the black- 
board before commencing the text-book. These words 
should be selected from the reader in use. 



26 Public Schools of Topeka. 

Objects in primary work: learn familiar words at sight, 
and cultivate a read}^ and pleasant delivery. 

In the intermediate grades, besides the same objects as in 
primary work, learn the meaning of new words. 

Teachers in the primary grades make a special effort to 
secure correct pronunciation, distinct articulation, and clear 
tones. 

Pupils in third and fourth grades should be drilled as care- 
fully on new words as those in the first and second grades. 

Lessons should be prepared first and read afterwards. As 
a rule, we read too much and prepare too little. 

LANGUAGE. 

1 A. 

Capitals : Teach pupils how to begin sentences and write 
names of persons. 

Punctuation : ( 1 ) Teach what mark to place at the end of 
a statement ; ( 2 ) what mark to place at the end of a question. 

Arrangement of Written Work : ( 1 ) When using cap 
paper leave a margin of one inch on the left; ( 2) as a head- 
ing for all manuscript use this form : 

School. 
Name of pupil. Name of teacher. 

Pupil's age ; class. Date. 

Subject. 

Choice of Words: Learn to use correctly, no, know; here, 
hear ; to, two, too ; blue, blew ; see, sea ; pair, pare, pear ; told, 
tolled; ate, eight. 

2 B. 

Capitals : As in 1 A, and teach pupils how to write names 
of places and days of the week. 

Punctuation: As in 1 A, and teach pupils to set off" the 
name of the person spoken to by commas. 

Arrangement of Written Work : Same as 1 A. 

Choice of Words : Learn to use correctly, sale, sail ; write, 
right ; one, won ; son, sun ; red, read ; steal, steel ; by, buy ; 
cent, sent, scent ; new, knew ; week, weak. 



Course of Study, 



2 A. 

Capitals: Teach pupils how to write names of persons, 
places, countries, days, months, and the words "I" and "0". 
Each pupil should be able to tell why each capital letter is 
used in lessons LXIY and LXV, McGuffey's Second Keader. 

Form of Words : Teach abbreviations for days and months, 
and use of Mr. and Mrs. 

Punctuation: As in 1 A and 2 B; each pupil should be 
able to punctuate the name of a person spoken to, whether 
at either end or in the middle of a sentence. 

Arrangement of Work : As before. 

Proof Marks: Teach the uses of the caret and of the dele. 
The dele and the omission indicated by the caret are to be 
always written on the margin. 

Choice of Words: Teach correct use of, dear, deer; pane, 
pain ; nun, none ; tax, tacks ; our, hour ; fair, fare ; bear, bare ; 
pail, pale ; road, rowed, rode ; him, hymn ; in, inn. 

One exercise each week in " talking with the pencil." 



3 B. 

Forms of Words: Names that denote one or more than 
one : 1 (a) Have each pupil prepare a list of names, each 
meaning one. ( h) Have each pupil prepare a list of names, 
each meaning more than one. 

Note. — Repeat the above drills until each pupil can distinguish readily 
between those meaning one and those meaning more than one. 

2. Definitions : ( a ) A name that denotes one is called sin- 
gular. (6) A name that denotes more than one is called 
plural. 

3. Have pupils prepare a list of singular names, with the 
plural of each. 

Note. — Have class observe changes to form plurals. 

4. Have each pupil prepare a list of names that form their 
plural by adding " s " or " es " to the singular. 

5. Have each pupil prepare a list of names that form their 
plural in some other way than by adding ^' s" or "es " to the 
singular. 

Query : How do most nouns form their plurals ? 

6. Write the plurals for: (a) baby, lady, party, melody, 



28 Public Schools of Topeka. 

sulky, berry, ally, fancy, inquiry, fly ; {h) day, tray, stay, 
chimney, turkey, monkey, ray, alley, essay, donkey ; (c ) wife, 
knife, life, sheaf, leaf, thief. 

Queries : {a) How do names ending in " y " preceded by a 
consonant form their plurals? ( h) How do names ending in 
u^„ Q^, u f^ „ fQj,^-^^ ^j^^-^ plurals ? 

7. AVrite the plurals for man, ox, woman, child, mouse, 
tooth, foot, goose, louse, penny. 

Note. — A class is prepared to leave this subject when they can readily 
write the singular or the plural of any familiar name. 

Capitals : As in 2 A, and teach pupils how to write names of 
Deity. 

Punctuation: As in 2 A, and teach to pupils, (1) to insert 
commas in place of omitted words ; ( 2 ) to separate a direct 
quotation from the rest of the sentence by means of commas, 
unless the quotation ends in some other mark, and to enclose 
such quotations in quotation marks. Explain to the class 
the punctuation of the quotations in lessons II, III, IV and 
V, in McGufi'ey's Third Reader. 

Arrangement of AYork : As in 2 A. 

Proof Marks : As in 2 A, and teach meaning and use of 
I. c, of cap. or = under a letter, and of stet. 

Choice of Words : Teach correct use of, be, bee ; all, awl ; 
their, there; cells, sells; dyed, died; pray, prey; ought, aught; 
sore, soar ; sight, cite, site ; lain, lane ; whole, hole ; bell, belle ; 
forth, fourth ; wood, would. 

One exercise each week in '' talking with the pencil." 

3 A. 

Forms of Words: Review work of 3 B, and names that 
denote ownership. 

1. When I write " the baby's rattle," whose rattle is meant? 
When I write 'Hhe lady's bonnet," whose bonnet is meant? 
When I write "the dog's master," whose master is meant? 
When I write "the child's hoop," whose hoop is meant? 
When I write "the horse's mane," whose mane is meant? 
Query for Class : In the above, how many babies, ladies, 

dogs, children or horses are meant — one or more? 

2. When I write "the babies' rattles," whose rattles are 
meant? 



Course of Study. 29 



When I write "the ladies' bonnets," whose bonnets are 
meant? 

When I write "the dogs' master," whose master is meant? 

When I write "the children's hoop," whose hoop is meant? 

When I wTite "the horses' manes," whose manes are 
meant? 

Query for Class : In the above, how many^ babies, ladies, 
dogs, children or horses are meant — one or more? 

Definition: A name that denotes ownership or possession, 
is called a possessive. Observe — 

(a) The possessive of singulars is formed by adding "'s" 
to the singular. 

(b) The possessive of plurals is formed by adding " ' " only 
if the plural ends in " s " ; if the plural ends in any other 
letter than "s," add "'s." 

Note. — A class is prepared to leave this subject when they can readily 
write the singular and the plural of familiar names, and the possessive of each. 

3. Teach abbreviations of days, months, points of the com- 
pass, and States and Territories of the Union. 
• Capitals : As in 3 B, and the use of each capital in lessons 
LXYI and LXYII, McGuffey's Third Reader. 

PuxcTUATioN : As in 3 B. 

Choice of Words: Teach correct use of "saw" and "seen," 
"did" and "done," "these" and "those." Learn to use cor- 
rectly : Rite, right, write, wright ; ate, eight ; hear, here ; pair, 
pare, pear ; sea, see ; the, thee ; to, two, too ; told, tolled ; threw, 
through; so, sew, sow; vail, veil, vale. 

Proof Marks : Correct all manuscript by means of proof 
marks. When a paper is returned to a pupil, every error 
should be corrected. 

Parts of Speech : Teach pupils to distinguish nouns, verbs, 
adjectives, pronouns and prepositions. 3 A wdll be respon- 
sible for these parts of speech in lessons LXIX and LXXI, 
McGuffey's Third Reader. 

Composition: One exercise each week from pictures, from 
storieSj or from incidents, as directed by the teacher. 

4 B. 

Forms of Words: Review the writing of singulars and 
plurals, and of possessives. 



30 Public Schools of Topeka. 

Teach the use of these abbreviations: Acct. or %, agt., 
bbl., Co., C. 0. D., doz., Dr. before or after a name, e. g., Hon., 
Jr. or Jun , M. D., oz., P. M., P. 0., P. S., Kev., St., st., reed., 
recpt., Esq. 

Of these signs: A. D., a. m., do., etc., i. e., inst., uh., prox., 
M., N. B., P. M., viz., vs., $. 

Of these contractions : Ain't, can't, couldn't, e'en, I'll, isn't, 
o'er, rec'd, rec'pt, shouldn't, tho', 'twill, wouldn't, 'tis, you're, 
don't, doesn't. 

Capitals: Teach the use of each capital letter in lessons 
VI, YII and XXV, McGuffey's Fourth Reader. 

Punctuation : As in preceding classes. 

Choice of Words : Drill on all homonyms whose cognates 
occur in the daily lessons. 

Teach correct use of ''went" and "gone," "was" and 
"w^ere," "is" and "are." 

Arrangement: As in preceding gi^ades, and study these 
forms for letter writing : 

A letter consists of — 

1. Address of writer, with date. 

2. Address of receiver. 

3. Greeting. 

4. Body. 

5. Subscription. 

6. Superscription. 

FIRST FORM. 

1. Topeka, Kas., Oct. 10, 1885. 

James Bennett & Co., 

Baltimore J Md., 
3. Sirs: 



2. 



4.^ 



5. 



I 



Respectfully, 



( Henry M. Brown. 

Note to Class. — Observe punctuation and use of capitals. 



2. 



4.^ 



o. 



1. 



4. i 



o. 



Co IRSE OF STI 7> Y. 31 



SECOND FORM, 

James Bennett & Co., 



Baltimore J Md. 
3. Sirs : . . . 



Respectfally, 

Henry M. Brown, 



ToPEKA, Kas., 

Oct. 10, 1885. 



THIRD FORM 

1. ToPEKA, Kas., Oct. 10, 1885. 



3. Sirs: 



Respectfully, 

Henry ]M. Brown. 
To James Bennett & Co., 

Baltimore, Md. 



Composition: Letter writing, using as subject-matter pic- 
tures, stories or incidents designated by the teacher. At 
least one exercise each week. 

Parts of Speech : Learn to distinguish nouns, pronouns, 
adjectives, verb?, adverbs and prepositions. 



32 Public Schools of Topeka. 

Teach the uses of nouns and pronouns as subjects of verbs, 
objects of verbs or prepositions, and as possessives. 

Classify verbs, as those which take objects and those which 
do not take objects. 

Teach uses of adjectives and adverbs. 

The cla^s will be responsible for the parts of speech and 
their uses in lesson XXYIl, McGuffey's Fourth Reader, 
within the limits above designated. 

4 A. 

Forms of Woeds : Review work of preceding grades. 

Capitals: Review work of preceding grades. 

Punctuation : Review work of preceding grades. 

Choice of Words : Review work of preceding grades, and 
drill on the correct use of the following words, pronounced 
so nearly alike that they are frequently misused : 

1. Ac-cept^, to receive. 
Ex-cept^, to leave. 

2. Af-fect^, to act upon. 
Ef-fect^, to produce. 

3. Ad-vice^, counsel. 
Ad-vise^, to pardon. 

4. Dis-sent^, to differ from. 
De-scent^, a going down. 

5. De-sert^, to run away from. 
De-sert^, rcAvard. 

Des-sert^, the after-dinner course. 
Des^-ert, a barren region. 

6. De-vise^, to invent. 
De-vice^, a design. 

7. For^-merly, in former time. 
For^-malh^, in due form. 

8. Em^-i-grate, to leave one's country. 
Im^-mi^-grate, to move into a country. 

9. Med^-al, a metal reward. 
Med^-dle, to interfere. 

10. Pa^-tients, sick persons. 
Pa^-tience, calmness in trial. 

11. PiF-lar, a column. 
PiP-low, a cushion. 

12. Pre^-cede, to go before. 
Pro^-ceed, to go forward. 

13. Pres^-ence, being present. 
Pres^ents, gifts. 

14. Sta^-tion-a-ry, fixed. 
Sta^-tion-er-y, pens, paper, etc. 



«' - "liii 






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QoimsE OF Study. 33 



Composition : As in 4 B. 

Parts of Speech: Learn to distinguish all the parts of 
speech excepting subordinate connectives. 

Teach the use of nouns and pronouns as subject of verb, 
object of verb or preposition, possessive, appositive, attri- 
bute. 

Teach the use of verbs, as those which are predicates and 
those which are not predicates. 

Note. — Consider all verbs as predicates which are not either infinitives 
or participles. 

Classify verbs as in 4 B. 

Teach the use of adjectives and adverbs. 

This class will be responsible for the part of speech and 
use of ea-ch word in lessons XXYII and LXXXIII, McGuf- 
fey's Fourth Reader, within the limits above designated. 

DIRECTIONS. 

All T>\Titten work required of pupils should be carefully 
corrected by the teacher, using proof marks, and returned to 
pupils to be re- written. 

•Xo paper should be received from any pupil unless it rep- 
resents his best efforts, both as to language and penman- 
ship. 

Teachers should frequently converse with their classes 
about both the merits and the demerits of the work done. 

The teacher will give the class thorough preparatory drill 
before attempting the reading lessons enumerated in this 
course. 

Do not use the words "infinitive" and "participle" below 
6 B. Refer to them as verbs, not predicates. 

MODEL FOR GIVING USES OF WORDS. 

Sentence : " She saw a glory in each cloud." 
Words. I Parts of Speech. \ Use. 

subject of verb "saw." 

predicate to " she." 

modifies "glory." 

object of "saw." [and "saw." 

shows relation between "cloud" 

modifies " cloud." 

object of "in." 



She 


pronoun, 


saw 


verb, 


a 


adjective. 


glory 


noun, 


in 


preposition, 


each 


adjective. 


cloud. 


noun. 



34 Public Schools of Topeka. 

In the primary, as well as all other grades, keep constantly 
in mind that the value of a language exercise is conditioned 
upon its expressing continuity of thought. The forming of 
detached statements are of little value excepting as they 
make continuous expression a possibility. 

Criticise pupils after they have gained sufficient self-confi- 
dence to bear it. 

In all written composition work, impress upon pupils the 
value of putting on paper just what they w^ould say in 
talking. 

When a paper has passed through the hands of a teacher, 
aU errors should be corrected. 

SPELLIISTG. 
OUTLINE. 
1 B. — Spell all words in the first thirty lessons in First 
Reader. 

1 A. — Spell all the w^ords in First Eeader. 

2 B. — Spell all the words in first forty lessons of Second 

Eeader. 

2 A. — Spell all words in Second Reader. 

3 B. — Be responsible for all the words in the text-books used, 

for all homonyms whose cognates occur in these limits, 

and learn to spell names of articles of food and cloth- 
ing. 

3 A. — Be responsible for all the words in the text-books used, 

for all homonyms whose cognates occur in these limits, 
and learn to spell names of objects in and about the 
school house and grounds. 

4 B. — Spell all the words in the text-books used, learn to 

use the dictionary, and to lesson 36, Reed's Word Les- 
sons. 
4 A. — Instruction same as in 4 B, and finish part I, Reed's 
Word Lessons. 

SUGGESTIONS. 
Each teacher will select daily from the text-books used the 
list of words her pupils are to spell, and keep the list, date, 
and the number of pupils who missed each word, if any. 

Pupils in first grade will be responsible for the long and 
short vow^el sounds, and their diacritical marking. 



Course of Study. 



The pupiLs of the second grade will review the work of 
the first, and be responsil)le for the occasional vowel sounds 
and their diacritical marking. 

The pupils of the third grade will he responsible for all of 
the elementary sounds and their diacritical marking. All 
grades use AVebster's notation. 

It is recommended that pupils be required to prepare two 
written lessons, then spell them orally, as a review, con- 
tinuing that order. A combination of written and oral 
work is preferable to the exclusive work of either. 

In oral spelling, the pupil is expected to pronounce each 
word distinctly before attempting to spell it, to pronounce 
each syllable distinctly after spelling it, and, finally, to pro- 
nounce the whole word. 

Each pupil in fourth gi-ade will supply himself with a 
copy of Webster's Dictionary. 

Primary grades use Topeka Spelling Blank Xo. 1. 

PEXMAXSHIP. 

OUTLIXE. 

1 B. — Practice on small letters. 

1 A. — Should be able to write legibly. 

Second grade to be drilled in the pro})er formation and 
general analysis of the small letters. 

Third grade, continue work of s-c^'ond, and use Eclectic 
Copy Book Xo. 1. 

Fourth grade, first term, Copy Book Xo. 2; second term, 
Xo. 3. 

SUGGESTIONS. 

Pupils should not only understand the artistic part of pen- 
manship, but should also be drilled in the ready use of the 
pen. 

Beginning with the second grade, the analysis of letters 
according to the system in use should l)e carefully taught in 
all grades. 

Xot the amount of practice, but the care used in execution, 
makes the penman. 



36 Public Schools of Topeka. 

MUSIC. 
Grade 1. — Drill at drawing the staflf, and at writing whole 

notes and rests. Practice singing the scale of C 

from low d to sol, and exercise within these limits. 
Grade 2.: — To lesson 31, in Foote & She's Stepping Stone to 

Singing. 
Grade 3. — From lesson 21 to exercise 78, in Foote & She's 

Stepping Stone to Singing. 
Grade 4. — From exercise 78 to exercise 127, in Foote & She's 

Stepping Stone to Singing. 

GEOGRAPHY. 

OUTLINE. 
3 B. — Draw map of county and State. 

3 A. — Review work of 3 B. Learn the abbreviations for 

points of the compass and States of the Union. 

4 B. — To page 74, Swinton's Introductory Geography, 
4 A. — Finish and review the text-book. 

SUGGESTIONS. 

In studying the map of the county, locate the cities and 
villages, public buildings and institutions, railroads, water- 
courses and municipal townships. 

On the map of the State, locate principal cities. State insti- 
tutions, railroads, water-courses and military posts. 

Pupils, in reciting descriptive matter, are expected to ex- 
press the thought in their own language, but to adhere to 
the order of topics as given in the text-book. 

All map questions should first be recited from the open 
book, then from memory. 

DRAWING. 

1. — Teach pupils to draw straight lines, and objects com- 
posed of such lines. 
2 B. — Bartholomew's Drawing Book No. 1. 

2 A. — Bartholomew's Drawing Book No. 2. 

3 B. — Bartholomew's Drawing Book No. 3. 

3 A. — Bartholomew's Drawing Book No. 4. 

4 B. — Bartholomew's Drawing Book No. 5. 



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37 



4 A. — Bartholomew's Drawing Book No. 6. 

Teachers will carefully observe the directions given in the 
manual accompanying this series of books. 

Give tw^o lessons in drawing each week. 

KHETORICALS. 

1. In each room the teachers will place on the black-board 
each Monday a sentiment, stanza or paragraph for the school 
to memorize, and, when possible, discuss during the week. 

2. Rhetorical exercises monthly, to consist of recitations, 
music, and readings from selection, or essays. These exer- 
cises should be both profitable and pleasant. 

3. The teacher will examine each selection before it is de- 
livered, as he will be held responsible for the character of 
every selection. 

MORALS AND HEALTH. 

As opportunity offers, teachers will kindly and definitely 
instruct pupils in right conduct, and impress upon them the 
necessity of doing right. 

The simpler directions for preserving health and respect- 
able appearance should not be neglected. All pupils should 
have a clear idea of their value. This will include the effects 
of alcohol, tobacco and other narcotics (especially tobacco) 
upon the system. 



GRAMMAR GRADES. 



ARITHMETIC. 

OUTLINE. 

B. — Decimals; V. S. money; reduction of compound de- 
nominate numbers to wood measure. Study all 
examples in Thomson's Intellectual Arithmetic cor- 
responding to the work in the written arithmetic. 



38 Public Schools of Topeka. 

5 A. — Finish text-book, omitting interest; and study all the 

examples in the mental arithmetic corresponding to 
the subjects in the written arithmetic. 

6 B. — Simple numbers; factoring; fractions and compound 

denominate numbers to longitude and time, in White's 
Complete Arithmetic; study all the examples in the 
mental arithmetic corresponding to the subjects in the 
written arithmetic. 

6 A. — Longitude and time; percentage and its applications, 

to interest; mental arithmetic as in 6 B. 

7 B. — Applications of percentage involving time; equation 

of payments, etc., to ratio; in mental arithmetic, gen- 
eral analysis to lesson 14. 
7 A. — Finish and review the text-books, both written and 
mental. 

SUGGESTIONS. 

Before pupils attempt to perform the division in decimals, 
require them to locate the decimal point for the quotient, so 
as to set otf as many places immediately to the right of the 
decimal point in the dividend as there are decimal places in 
the divisor. Thus : 

(«) 32.5684--.632. .632)32.5684 

(b) .058342-r-19.41. 19.41 ) .058342 

(c) 21.6398^42. 42.) 21*6398 
{d) 86.4 -2.563 2 563 ) 86.400* 

Solution of (6) : 

.003005+ 
19.41 ) .058342 

5823 

11200 
9705 



1495 

Observe : Placing each quotient figure above the last figure 
of the partial dividend used, arranges the quotient figures in 
proper order. 

The teacher of arithmetic should be satisfied as to thi^ee 
points: Does the pupil understand the problem? Does he 
know what to do, and why ? Can he do it, i. e., perform the 
work indicated? 



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39 



EXAMPLE. 

What will 834 lbs. of castings cost, at 81.37.1 per 100 lbs.? 
Statement : 
Giv^n — 

1. Weight of castings, 834 lbs. 

2. Cost per cwt., 81.37.}. 
Eequired — 

1. Xo. of cwt. 

2. Cost. 
Process : 

1. To find No. of cwt., divide 834 by 100. 

2. To find cost, multiply 81.37} by Xo. of cwt. 

Work: 100)834 8.34 — Xo. of cwt.'' 1.375 
800 8.34 

340 5500 

300 4125 

Tloo iiQQ Q 

400 11.40750=811.46} cost. 

EXAMPLE. 

A cylindrical cistern is 5 ft. in diameter, and 6 ft. 4 in. 
deep. How many gallons of water will it hold ? 
Statement : 
Given — 

1. Diameter of cistern, 5 ft. 

2. Depth of cistesrn, 6 ft. 4 in. 
Eequired — 

1. Area of top or bottom of cistern. 

2. Cubic contents. 

3. Xo of gallons. 
Process : 

1. To find area, multiply J of diameter squared by 3.1416. 

2. To find cubic contents, multiply area of top by depth. 

3. To find gallons, divide cubic contents expressed by 

inches by 231. 
Work: [Here perform the operations indicated in solu- 
tion, as in the first example.] 

EXAMPLE. 

A commission merchant sold 1,300 barrels of flour at §5.75 
per bbl., receiving a commission of 3} per cent., and invested 



40 Public Schools of Topeka. 

the net proceeds in coffee at 28c. per lb., after deducting 2 per 
cent, for buying. How many lbs. of coffee did he purchase, 
and what was his entire commission ? 
Statement : 
Given — 

1. Barrels of flour, 1,300. 

2. Selling price per bbl., $5.75. 

3. Eate of commission for selling, 3j per cent. 

4. Rate of commission for buying, 2 per cent. 

5. Cost of coffee per lb., 28c. 
Required — 

1. Selling price of flour. 

2. Commission for selling. 

3. Proceeds of sales. 

4. Per cent, proceeds of sales is of investment in coffee. 

5. Investment in coffee. 

6. Commission for buying. 

7. Total commission. 
Process : 

1. To find selling price of flour, multijjly ^5.75 by 1,300. 

2. To find commission for selling, multiply selling price 

of flour by .035. 

3. To find proceeds of sales, subtract commission from 

selling price. 

4. To find per cent, proceeds of sales is of investment in 

coffee, add .02 to 1. 

5. To find investment in coffee, divide proceeds of sale 

by 1.02. 

6. To find commission for buying, subtract investment 

in coffee from proceeds of sale. 

7. To find total commission, add commission for buying 

to commission for selling. 

Work: [Here perform required operations.] 

The above method of handling problems will be required, 
especially for fifth, sixth and seventh grades, in commercial 
arithmetic and mensuration. 

All problems in percentage to be taught as applications of 
decimal fractions. 

In the Complete Arithmetic, omit pp. 69 and 70; cases 2 



Course of Study, 



41 



and 3, and 3 and 4, in abbreviated processes in multiplication 
and division, respectively ; aliquot parts ; probs. 24, 25 and 26, 
p. 162 ; the six per cent, method ; present worth and its ap- 
plications ; equation of accounts ; compound interest ; and 
the appendix, excepting the necessary tables. 

All classes will be examined in oral arithmetic at the gen- 
eral examination. Pupils in oral work will use the same 
phraseology used in written work. Perform operations 
direct, omitting all useless verbiage. 

Work omitted in the grades will be taken up in the high 
school. 

READING. 
OUTLINE. 
5 B.— To lesson 40, McGuffey's Fifth Reader (revised edi- 
tion.) 

5 A.— To lesson 80, McGuffey's Fifth Reader (revised edi- 

tion.) 

6 B. — Finish and review McGuffey's Fifth Reader ( revised 

edition.) 
6 A, 7 B and 7 A will read such selections from the English 
classics as may be designated. 



SUGGESTIONS. 

Teachers will keep in mind the two-fold aspect of reading, 
viz., audible — expressing in vocal tones the thoughts of an 
orator; and silent — the comprehending of a written or 
printed composition. While the first should receive due at- 
tention, the second should be given prominence, especially 
in advanced classes. No lesson is prepared until the pupil 
understands the meaning of the author. Hence, a pupil has 
prepared his reading lesson when he knows the pronuncia- 
tion of every word, the meaning of every word, and how to 
express the meaning. 

The pupil Avho has properly prepared his lesson should be 
able to read so that a listener who had never read it would 
understand it, and a class with closed books that have prop- 
erly prepared their lesson should be able to criticise a reader. 



42 Public Schools of Topeka. 

SPELLING. 
OUTLINE. 
5 B. — Spell all words in the text-books used, and to lesson 
117, Eeed's Word Lessons. 

5 A. — Instructions as in 5 B, and to lesson 150, Reed's Word 

Lessons. Whenever it is deemed advisable to extend 
the drills under the rules for spelling and exceptions 
thereto, the teacher will make lists of words for that 
purpose. 

6 B. — Spell all words in text-books used, and to lesson 186, 

Reed's Word Lessons. 

6 A. — Spell all words in text-books used, and to lesson 220, 

Reed's Word Lessons. 

7 B. — Spell all words in text-books used, and to lesson 256, 

Reed's Word Lessons. 
7 A. — Spell all words in text-books used, and finish Reed's 
W^ord Lessons. 

DIRECTIONS. 

Teachers will keep a list of words misspelled, together 
with the number of pupils who miss. 

It is recommended that pupils be required to prepare two 
written lessons, then spell them orally, as review, continuing 
that order. A combination of written and oral work is pref- 
erable to the exclusive use of either. 

In oral spelling, the pupil is expected to pronounce each 
word distinctly before attempting to spell it, to pronounce 
each syllable distinctly after spelling it, and, finally, to pro- 
nounce the whole word. 

Each pupil is expected to supply himself with a copy of 
Webster's Dictionary. 

Grammar grades use Topeka Spelling Blank No. 2. 

LANGUAGE. 

5 B. 

Punctuation : Review work of preceding grades, and learn 
how to punctuate appositives and phrases. 

Arrangement : As in 4 B and 4 A, and learn the forms for 
bills and promissory notes. 



Course of Study. 



CoMPOSiTio>' : Use as subject-matter jjictures, stories, inci- 
dents, designated by the teacher. Write a paraphrase of les- 
sons I and XX, McGuffey's Fifth Reader — each paraphrase 
when completed to be approved by the principal. 

Choice of Words : (1) Drill on correct use of all homonyms 
whose cognates occur in daily lessons. (2) As they occur in 
daily lessons, drill on the correct use of those words which 
are pronounced so nearly alike as to produce error : Allusion, 
illusion ; elicit, illicit, etc. At least one exercise each week. 

Parts of Speech: Learn to distinguish all the parts of 
speech. Learn the use of each part of speech, excepting 
infinitives and participles. Refer to them simply as verbs, 
not predicates. Give special attention to the uses of con- 
nectives. Learn to distinguish phrases and clauses, and 
learn their use. Learn the use of each word in lesson I, 
and of each phrase and clause in lesson YII, McGuffey's 
Fifth Reader. 

5 A. 

Punctuation : RevicAv work of lower grades, and learn to 
punctuate independent words and clauses. 

Choice of Words : (1) Drill on the correct use of all homo- 
nyms whose cognates appear in daily lessons. (2) As they 
occur in daily lessons, drill on the correct use of those words 
which are pronounced so nearly alike as to produce error: 
Allusion, illusion ; elicit, illicit, etc. 

Arrangement of Work : As in 5 B. 

Composition: As in 5 B, but paraphrase lessons XLIII, 
XLYI, LV and LXYI. 

Parts of Speech : As in 5 B. Give use of each word in 
lesson XLI, and of each phrase and clause in lessons XLI 
and LXIX, McGuffey's Fifth Reader. Teach pupils to dis- 
tinguish between simple, complex and compound sentences. 

6 B. 

Harvey's English Grammar, revised, to "The verb," p. 72. 

Class study the punctuation of and use of capitals in les- 
son XXXIII, McGuffey's Revised Fifth Reader. 

Study use of each word, phrase and clause of lesson 
LXXX, McGuffey's Revised Fifth Reader. 

At least one exercise in composition each week. 



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6 A, 

Grammar through ''Etymology." 

Class study punctuation of and use of capitals in lesson 
CXII, McGuffey's Eevised Fifth Eeader. 
Study use of each word, phrase and clause of same lesson. 
At least one exercise each week in composition. 



7 B. 

Syntax to '' Kules of syntax." Composition exercise every 
two weeks. 

7 A. 

To ''Figures of language," and review "Etymology." 
Composition exercise every two weeks. 

SUGGESTIONS. 

When possible, all exercises should be supplemented with 
selections from and references to the reader in use. 

Criticise written work with reference to subject-matter, 
mode of expression, penmanship, punctuation, arrangement 
on paper 

The use of connectives, both coordinate and subordinate, 
should be given sj^ecial prominence in all grammar grades. 

MODEL FOR (GIVING USES OP^ WORDS. 

Sentence: "Flowers can often give thoughts that lie too 

deep for tears." 

Words. Parts of Speech. \ Use. 

Flowers 
cau give 

often 
thoughts 

that 



lie 
too 

deep 
for 

tears. 



Parts of Speech. 

noun, 
. verb, 
adverb, 
noun, 

relative pronoun, 

verb, 

adverb, 

adverb, 

preposition. 



subject of 
I predicate to "flowers." 
I modifies "can give." 
j object of "can give." 
' (subject of "lie," and connects "that 
, \ lie too deep for tears" to " thoughts." 
; predicate to "that." 
I modifies "deep." 
! modifies " lie." 

\ f shows relation betAveen "tears" and 

'1 "lie." 

I object of "for." 



noun. 

Formal parsing is not required below the sixth grade, but 
it is expected that pupils will be thoroughly drilled on the 
use of words in sentences. 

Teachers of seventh grade will frequently test the gram- 



Course of Study. 



45 



) 



matical knowledge of their pupils on selections from other 
text-books used in the grade. 

For method of correcting papers, see primary. 

GEOGRAPHY. 

OUTLINE. 
5 B. — Study special geography of Minnesota, loWa, Missouri, 
Kansas, Nebraska and Dakota. 

5 A. — To page 42, Swinton's Grammar School Geography. 

6 B. — To page 85, Swinton's Grammar School Geography 
6 A. — Finish and review text-book. 

SUGGESTIONS. 

Pupils, in reciting descriptive matter, are expected to ex- 
press the thought in their own language, but to adhere to 
the order of topics as given in the text-book. 

Each class will be responsible for the agricultural and 
mineral products of the regions studied, principal com- 
mercial cities, commerce peculiar to each, and principal 
commercial routes. 

At the close of this course, a pupil should be able to draw 
a creditable map of any State in the Union, or of any conti- 
nent. 

PENMANSHIP. 

OUTLINE. 

Fifth grade, first term. Copy Book No. 4; second term, 
No. 5. 

Sixth grade, first term. Copy Book No. 6; second term, 
No. 6 J. 

7 B.— Copy Book No. 7. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 
Pupils should not only understand the artistic part of pen- 
manship, but should also be drilled in the ready use of the 
pen. 

In grades below sixth, pupils will write without shading. 
A thorough analysis of letters should begin with the use of 
the pen. 
4 



46 Public Schools of Topeka. 



EA^ery written exercise should be an exercise in penman- 
ship. 

No written work of any kind should be accepted from a 
pupil unless the penmanship is the best he can do. 

MUSIC. 
Grade 5. — Be responsible for all suitable exercises in Foote 

& Slie's Stepping Stone to Singing. 
Grade 6. — Be responsible for all musical terms in common 

use. Learn two new songs each month, at least 

one of them by note. 
Grade 7. — The same as 6; also, be responsible for the theory 

of transposition. 

U. S. HISTORY. 

7 B. — History of the Colonies, to the close of the Ee volu- 
tion ary War. 

7 A. — History of the Nation, and review, and be responsible 
for so much of the constitution of the United States 
as is indicated by the questions in the text-book. 

BOOK-KEEPING. 
7 A. — Drills in day-book, journal and ledger entries. Pupils 
be responsible for taking proof-sheet, closing ledger, 
and making financial statement. Use only double-entry. 

PHYSIOLOGY. 

7 B. — Hutchison's Laws of Health. 

DRAWING. 

5 B. — Bartholomew's Drawing Book No. 7. 

5 A. — Bartholomew's Drawing Book No. 8. 

6 B. — Bartholomew's Drawing Book No. 9. 

6 A. — Bartholomew's Drawing Book No. 10. 

7 B. — Bartholomew's Drawing Book No. 11. 
7 A. — Bartholomew's Drawing Book No. 12. 

RHETORICALS. 

1. In each room the teachers Avill place on the black-board 
each Monday a sentiment, stanza or paragraph for the school 
to memorize, and, when possible, discuss during the week. 



Course of Study, 



2. Rhetorical exercises monthly, to consist of recitations, 
music, and readings from selection, or essays. These exer- 
cises should be both profitable and pleasant. 

3. The teacher will examine each selection before it is de- 
livered, as he will be held responsible for the character of 
everj^ selection. 



HIGH SCHOOL COURSES OF STUDY, 



JUNIOR. 

A. — Arithmetic, six months. Algebra, three months. 

B. — Analysis, four and a half months. Rhetoric, four and 
a half months. 

C. — Book-keeping and commerciallaw, six months.- Civil 
government, three months. 

D. — Latin grammar and reader. 

E. — Same as B or C. 

MIDDLE. 

A. — Algebra, six months. Geometry, three months. 

B. — General history, six months. Literature, three months. 

C. — Natural philosophy. 

D. — Csesar and composition. 

E. — Otto's German grammar and reader. 

SENIOR. 

A. — Geometry, six months. Plane trigonometry, three 
months. 

B. — Literature, six months. Botany or zodlogy, three 
months. 

C. — Chemistry, four and a half months. Physiology, four 
and a half months. 

D. — Virgil and composition. 

E. — German grammar and authors. 

Regular drills in reading, writing and spelling required of 
all pupils, and special rhetorical exercises monthly. 



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48 Public Schools of Topeka. 

No pupil will be permitted to take more than three studies 
without special permission from the Superintendent. 

Pupils in making a choice, will take those studies under A 
B C, A B D, A B E, A D E or A E C. 

After a course has been selected by a pupil, he will not be 
permitted to change to another without authority from the 
Board of Education. 

Any pupil who passes the examination in the branches of 
the first year of A B and C, and reading, writing and spell- 
ing, shall be entitled to a special certificate signed by the 
President of the City Board of Education, Superintendent of 
the City Schools, and Principal of the High School. 



Historical Notes. 49 



3{istorical IN'oles, 



By GEO. S. CHASE. 



The first settlement on the town site of Topeka was made 
in November, 1854, by George Boyd, Enoch Chase, J. B. 
Chase and M. C. Dickey. Mr. Dickey came from the State 
of Iowa, the other three all hailed from Massachusetts. 
They met by chance, while en route to this State, having no 
unity of purpose or specially defined programme for the fu- 
ture, except an absorbing interest in the questions then agi- 
tating the political horizon concerning the complexion of the 
new aspirant for place among the sovereignties of the States, 
and an intense desire to be identified with the success of the 
Free-State party. Soon after their arrival, and just' upon the 
completion of the cabin which they erected near where Kan- 
sas avenue and First street now intersect, they were joined 
by a large party of other gentlemen, on the same mission as 
themselves, and among whom were Col. C. K. Holliday, F. 
W. Giles and D. H. Home. On December 5th, in this cabin, 
the organization of the Topeka Association w^as effected, and 
officers elected as folio w^s: President, C. K. Holliday; vice 
president, Enoch Chase ; secretary, W. C. Linaker ; treasurer, 
Frye W. Giles. 

At this meeting the New England Emigrant Aid Associa- 
tion was represented by Dr. Robinson, (Governor Charles 
Robinson,) its Western agent. That the founders of the new 
Free-State towai, that w^as destined to exert so great an in- 
fluence in the fast approaching political contest, did not for- 
get the proverbial New England instinct for public education, 
amid the trials and hardships of the frontier, is abundantly 
evidenced by the fact that one of the first provisions in an 
arrangement entered into between them and Dr. Robinson, 
on behalf of the New England Emigrant Aid Association, at 



50 Public Schools of Topeka. 

the time the Topeka Association was formed, was that a 
given number of lots should be donated to the New England 
Company, in consideration of which the latter was to erect, 
upon the request of the Topeka Association, and at such 
times as they might be required, two school buildings, for the 
use of the public schools of this city. While this provision 
and donation were formally accepted by the Aid Association, 
the provisions of the contract were not carried out by them 
for several years. However, in 1857 a small two-story brick 
building was erected, fronting north on Fifth street, in the 
rear of the lots now occupied by Mr. Jacob Smith's residence. 
This building was used continuously for many years after- 
wards for schools, during the week, and for public worship 
on Sundays. This building, however, soon became entirely 
inadequate to the demands of the growing town, and private 
schools were from time to time established. The next pub- 
lic school established, probably in 1859, occupied the first floor 
of a two-story building, standing on the rear of lot 309 Kan- 
sas avenue, and known as the " Old Pressed Brick," from the 
material of which it was built. This building is still stand- 
ing, and constitutes the rear portion of the building since 
erected upon the lot mentioned. 

The first building erected by the city for school purposes 
was the Harrison school, which was erected in 1865, upon a 
site donated for that purpose by the Topeka Association in 
1856. Upon the completion of this building, the schools of 
the city were organized upon a more systematic plan, with 
Prof. C. H. Haynes as superintendent. Prof. Haynes had 
been in charge of the city schools for some time before, but 
they were somewhat disorganized for want of room, all the 
higher grades having been, for over a year, crowded together 
in the upper south room of the old Gale block, now a part of 
Crawford's opera house. 

From this time on, the school population of Topeka, her 
needs, and the embarrassments of her school commissioners, 
grew with perplexing rapidity. It seemed impossible, under 
existing laws, to provide adequate accommodations for the 
increasing number of school children. 

In 1868 the law, practically as at present existing, was en- 



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51 



acted, and a somewhat more liberal support of the schools 
became possible. . The following buildings have since been 
erected, at the costs indicated : 



Lincoln Erected in 1869— Brick. 

Quincy 

Clay 

Sumner 

Polk 

Madison 

Buchanan 

Harrison, (new,)... 

Jackson 

Grant 

Klein 



$60,000 00 
24,000 00 
7,000 00 
6,000 00 



1873— " ........ 

1876— " 

1880— " 

1880— Stone 9,000 00 

1880— Brick 6,000 00 

1885— " 7,000 00 

1885— " 20,000 00 

1873— Stone 5,000 00 

1885— Brick 20,000 00 

1886— " 7,000 00 



This list does not include a number of frame buildings 
that have cost |2,500 and under, each, and does not include 
cost of ground upon which buildings stand. 

In 1867 Prof. W. H. Butterfield was elected Superintendent 
of Schools, to succeed Prof. Haynes. In 1869 J. A. Banfield, 
who had for some time occupied a chair in Washburn Col- 
lege, was elected to succeed Prof. Butterfield, and in 1871 
he was succeeded by A. W. Hayes, and in 1872 Prof. Butter- 
field was reelected, and remained Superintendent until 1881, 
when the present incumbent, Prof. D. C. Tillotson, Avas elected. 

There has been a continuous and uninterrupted growth in 
the Topeka schools from their first organization, every suc- 
ceeding year showing a substantial increase over the preced- 
ing one. The most marked development in numbers, as well 
as in methods, government, discipline and work, has been in 
the last six years. 

Since 1880, the enrollment in our schools has nearly dou- 
bled, the number in 1880 being 2,900, and in 1886 being 5,000. 
The number of teachers employed in 1880 was thirty-eight ; 
in 1886, seventy. Expenses during that period have in- 
creased from $24,631, to nearly $40,000, per annum, but the 
expense of education, per capita, has been reduced from $1.72 
per month to $1.42, with a great increase in advantages ; more 
commodious, healthful and comfortable buildings; more and 
better apparatus for illustration; later and more efiicient 
methods. All these combined advantages have placed our 



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public schools upon a firm basis, and we feel that we can now 
say, without egotism, that our schools are fairly up with the 
best organized and managed systems of the country. While 
these figures show an attendance upon our public schools of 
considerable magnitude, they do not fully indicate the school 
population of our city. There are few towns in the West 
with as numerous, well equipped and well governed private 
schools as Topeka ; and these, of course, provide for a con- 
siderable portion of our school population. There are, in 
our city, as shown by the census of the Board of Education, 
9,000 children of school age. 

The Board of Education, for the first time in its history, is 
now upon a financial footing that practically relieves the em- 
barrassments that have existed in the past. It has a light 
bonded debt, of one hundred and seventy-nine thousand 
dollars, which, as fast as it matures, is being refunded into 
five per cent, bonds. 



Office of the Board of Education. 



The Board of Education will see that text-books are not 
sold for more than the prices named below : 

Arithmetic, White's Complete $0.65 

Arithmetic, White's Intermediate 35 

Arithmetic, Thomson's Intellectual (introduction 25c.)... .35 

Algebra, Wentworth's Elements 1.15 

Geometry, Wentworth's Plane and Solid 1.40 

Trigonometry, Wentworth 60 

Geography, Swinton's Grammar School 1.25 

Geography, Sw inton's Introductory 55 

Physiology, Hutchinson's Laws of Health 75 

Physics, Xorton 1.10 

Chemistry, Youman's Class Book 1.25 

Botany, Gray's Lessons and Manual 2.20 

Zoology, Packard 1.25 

Dictionary, Webster's Primary 50 

Eeader, McGuffey 's First, revised 17 

Reader, McGuffey 's Second, revised 30 

Reader, McGuffey's, Third, revised 42 

Reader, McGuffey's Fourth, revised -. 50 

Reader, McGuffey's Fifth, revised 75 

Grammar, Harvev's English, revised 65 

Rhetoric, A. S. Hill 1.00 

History, Anderson's 1.60 

History, r. S. Eclectic , 1.00 

Reed's Word Lessons 25 

English Literature, Swinton 1.75 

Shakespeare, Kellogg's edition 30 

English Classics, Clark & Maynard's editions 15 

Latin, Grammar, Harkness' new 1.15 

Latin, First Lessons, Jones 85 

Latin Composition, Jones 70 

German, Grammar, Otto 1.50 

German, Worman's First Book 50 

German, Heness der Leitfaden 1.35 

Copy Books, Eclectic 10 

Composition Books, Eclectic 13 

Spelling Blank, Topeka, Nos. 1 and 2 10 

Foote & She's Stepping Stone to Singing 40 

Foote & She's Stepping Stone to Singing, revised 50 

Drawing, Bartholomew, Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 05 

Drawing, Bartholomew, Nos. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 10 

Drawing, Bartholomew, Nos. 14, 15, 16 and 17 15 

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